Shingle and method of making same



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OD MAK I NG SAME NNNNNN OR Pnted Dec. 23, 1930 o I l1,785,830

UNITED sTATEs Pgai'li-:iarI OFFICE i `'WILLIAM (LDAVIS, OF PBESTON, WASHINGTON SHINGLE AND METI-IOD Of MAKI NG SAME i Application filed April 15, 1929. Serial No. 355,292.

My vinvention relates to improvements in the rows of shingles. In making the shingles wood shingles and particularly to a method a shoulder 9 is formed between the smooth of making the same. face 7 and the split grain face 8, which may It is an object vof the invention to provide serve as an abutment for the butt ends of a shingle having a natural rustic appearance the next row of shingles or may be eliminated 55 which will impart an artistic effect to the roof by Cutting the shoulder down. When the or other surface. shoulder is provided it must be formed with- `A further object of the invention is to proin one-third of the length of the shingle from vide a shingle having the naturally split grain the butt for .spaced shingles and within one- 10 of the wood on the upper surface, adjacent half the length of the shingle from the butt co the butt end of the shingle and the surface for abutting shingles. adjacent the tip of the shingle smooth. The shingles are made by taking a tapered Another object of the invention is to problock 10 having smooth plane faces 11 and vide a shingle which is simple and practical 12, cutting a Vertical slot 18 in the upper in construction, eflicient in use and inexpenend of the block by sawing the tip along its 65 sive to' manufacture. longitudinal center line, the slot extending Other objects and advantages of the invendown to point less than one-half the length tion will be apparent during the course of the of the block and then splitting the block following description. longitudinally for the rest of its length, as 20 i In the accompanying drawing, forming a more clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thus, it is 70 part of this specification and in which like seen that two shingles are formed having a numerals are employed to designate like parts smooth plane bottom face 6, smooth plane upthroughout the same,A per face 7 and split grain face 8. By this Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a block of method of construction I provide a shingle Vvvood from which my improved shingle is having all the advantages of the common ma-. ;75 made, chine made shingle and yet the exposed face Fig. 2, is an end view of the block showing of shingle will have a rustic appearance imai slot cut in the upper end, preparatory to parting an artistic efiect to the roof or other splitting the same, surface. In actual practice it will be found Fig. 3, is an end view showing the block that the butt end of the shingle will Vary in 80 split, and, thickness due to the splitting of the block Fig. 4:, is a front elevation of my improved which a-dds to the rustic appearance of the shingle. shingle and if desired the butt end may be In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of provided with an irregular cut edge to add illustration, have shown a preferred emto the rustic appearance. bodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 It is to be understood that the form of my denotes generally my improved shingle which invention herewith shown and described is 'is.tapered,substantially uniformly from butt to be taken as a preferred example of the ,to tip and has a smooth plane bottom face 6, same and that certain changes in the Shape, 40 which face contacts with the roof or other size and arrangement of the parts may be 00 surface to be covered. The upper surface of made without departing from the spirit of the shingle has a smooth plane face 7, adjathe invention or the scope of the subjoined cent the tip of the shingle and the portion claims. of the upper surface adjacentthe butt end Having thus described my invention, I

has the naturally, split grain of the Wood claimz- 95 providing a rustic appearing face 8 which 1. The method of forming shingles from a face is exposed to the weather.` The smooth block of wood, which consists in initially face 7 of the shingles are overlapped by the slotting the block and then splitting the shinbutt ends of the next row of shingles, estabgle off the block.

lishing a weather tight connection between 2. The method of forming shingles fromq109 v2 i 1,785,88o

a block of Wood Which consists in Cutting the block to provide an inclined smooth surface, slotting the block longtudnally of the gran i of the Wood and then splitting the shingle Qfl 5 the block. i

3; The method of forming shingles from a tapered block ofV Wood which consists in nitially slottng'the tp of the block alonglts longitudinal center` line and lthen splittng the blOCk.

Intestimony Whereof'I afiix'my signature;

vVVILLIAM C. DAVIS. 

